B737 flight crew reports resistance in rudder pedals during flight control check and returns to gate...

Attributes
ACN	796041
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13800 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	796041
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	796040
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On taxi out; performed flight control check and noticed a resistance in the rudder movement; which was also confirmed by the first officer; contacted maintenance control and returned to the gate. The mechanic cleaned and lubricated the associated cables and this did remove the resistance. The flight was then conducted uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLT CREW REPORTS RESISTANCE IN RUDDER PEDALS DURING FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK AND RETURNS TO GATE.

Narrative: ON TAXI OUT; PERFORMED FLT CTL CHK AND NOTICED A RESISTANCE IN THE RUDDER MOVEMENT; WHICH WAS ALSO CONFIRMED BY THE FO; CONTACTED MAINT CTL AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. THE MECH CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE ASSOCIATED CABLES AND THIS DID REMOVE THE RESISTANCE. THE FLT WAS THEN CONDUCTED UNEVENTFULLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.